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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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